In 2dn I knew ‘pet’ can mean ‘sulk’ but it was a while before I realised this was the meaning intended, but then GRUMP seemed obvious. I didn’t know ‘glump’ but the ‘of meat’ in the clue pointed to ‘rump’.

In 17dn I worked out GALVESTON from the wordplay. I knew of the song though I’d no idea whose it was. Another oldie fished up from the subconscious was HIGH HOPES in 28ac.

Had to finish the puzzle this morning – we use the word ‘finish’ rather loosely as we totally missed LISTER unfortunately and had to search electronically for BRANDADE. No complaints though as all were clued very fairly.

Thanks Dac and RR.

]]>By: penneshttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/06/independent-8210-dac/#comment-220197
Wed, 06 Feb 2013 23:56:59 +0000http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=55285#comment-220197A bit puzzled about 2 dn grump. Presumably before alteration we had (as I did) glump http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=glump.
Grump is certainly better , but glump does seem an acceptable answer. I’d have put grump in if I’d known a pet was a sulk.
It seemed a trickier Dac as I had not got far during a couple of goes during the day, but it all went in in 15 mins in bed.Maybe this is support for the theory of “morphic resonance”. I read it’s best to do a the crossword late after others have done it as morphic resonance suggests you can somehow benefit from the thought by others that has been expended already. I’m not a believer by the way; just amused by the idea
]]>By: flashlinghttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/06/independent-8210-dac/#comment-220172
Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:06:26 +0000http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=55285#comment-220172Cor Dac proving rather harder than usual for me today, I’m sure there’s more to the Jill clue, something nagging about Jill meaning cheat but that might just be my brain flipping.
]]>By: Queruloushttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/06/independent-8210-dac/#comment-220169
Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:33:42 +0000http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=55285#comment-220169Thanks Dac and RatkojaRiku.

Small typo in 5D – should be (RECENT)* rather than (CENTER)*

]]>By: RatkojaRikuhttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/06/independent-8210-dac/#comment-220163
Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:00:42 +0000http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=55285#comment-220163Many thanks, Kathryn’s Dad and chris bramall, for the correction – how coincidental that there should be two words so similar with the same meaning and both (more or less) fitting the wordplay. I hadn’t thought of GRUMP since the adjective is so much more familiar to me than the noun. In any case, the blog has been duly amended.

I can’t think of any other way of explaining JILL, alas, but perhaps others will be more inspired!

]]>By: chris bramallhttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/06/independent-8210-dac/#comment-220153
Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:02:09 +0000http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=55285#comment-220153surely 2down is grump, as rump for piece of meat is better than lump?
]]>By: Kathryn's Dadhttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/02/06/independent-8210-dac/#comment-220132
Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:25:20 +0000http://www.fifteensquared.net/?p=55285#comment-220132Thanks for blogging, RR. I agree with you, definitely at the hard end of the Dac spectrum. GALVESTON I had to do a wordsearch for; knowledge perhaps a bit too esoteric required there. OWLISH and KINDLE were good though.

I think you’ll find 2dn is GRUMP, although I see that online dictionaries do give your version. He’s in a grump; he’s in a pet; or hereabouts in Derbyshire, he’s in a right mard. Mardarse (n): someone who is habitually in a mard.